Japan News Articles January 25 - 31

• Bringing Japanese folk dance into focus | The Japan Times

• Work-life balance in Japan leans in one direction | The Japan Times

• U.S. urged Japan to consult with China before 2012 Senkakus purchase | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Nouvelle relance de réacteurs nucléaires au Japon

• Labor shortage fuels record influx of foreign workers in Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Monks Delivered Via Amazon as Role of Japanese Temples Fade - ABC News

• Foreign population in Japan jumps to record high | The Japan Times

• The future of rice farming in Japan | The Japan Times

• Bank of Japan's negative rates are 'economic kamikaze': Boockvar

• Japan schakelt derde kernreactor aan | Metro

• Great Buddha of Kamakura under wraps as restoration workers climb statue - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan puts military on alert for possible North Korean missile test | Reuters

• Japan Today

• Don’t Expect an Improvement in Russia-Japan Relations Soon | The Diplomat

• Akira Amari, Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister, Resigns Amid Scandal - NYTimes.com

• Corruptieschandaal nekt Japanse minister van Economie - De Standaard Mobile

• Japan's pilgrim of peace visits the Philippines - CNN.com

• Embattled economy minister Amari resigns over graft claims | The Japan Times

• The world's largest floating solar power plant is being built in Japan - ScienceAlert

• Community | The Japan Times

• Zero fighter takes first flight over Japan since WWII | The Japan Times

• In Philippines visit, Emperor asks youth to keep memories of World War II alive | The Japan Times

• Can Japan Afford to Increase Sales Tax? - Bloomberg Business

• Bank of Japan’s Big Problem? Abenomics

• Japan Will Not Join War Against ISIS For ‘Foreseeable Future’ | TIME

• Yahoo Japan Defends Online Ivory Sales as Criticism Grows - ABC News

• Asahi readers weigh in on 'do as the Romans do' in Japan for foreign residents - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan emperor visits Philippines, a former WWII | Fox News

• The fate of a dolphin activist in Japan's flawed democracy | The Japan Times

• Dolphin activist Ric O'Barry says he's a political prisoner of Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan studying disposal of highly radioactive waste under seabed | The Japan Times

• Japan and trains: The love affair

• Extreme Snowfall Leads to 8 Deaths and Injures 610 in Japan | TIME

• Ford pulls out of Japan and Indonesia - BBC News

• Japan′s Abe sets sight on supermajority | Asia | DW.COM | 25.01.2016

• Zo smaken Japanse chocoladefrietjes - Culinair - KnackWeekend Mobile

• Japan without ambition | The Japan Times

• Ford ziet het niet meer zitten in Japan | Telegraaf.nl

• Haunting questions of youth activism in Japan « Beacon Reports

• Russia, Japan and North Korea’s Nuclear Test | The Diplomat

• Nikkei ends above 17,000 on monetary easing hopes | The Japan Times

• De grote dromen van Japanse mannen - NRC

• Survey: Discrimination encountered by 42% of foreign residents in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Pop stars go out of tune in corporate Japan - FT.com

• Japan Today

• Japan's decade-long wait for sumo champion comes to an end | World news | The Guardian

• In Japan, cats are all the rage -- at dogs' expense - Chicago Tribune

• Japanese government to crack down on 'soggy, flavourless' sushi in UK restaurants - Telegraph

• Japan Today

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